NO Plans Low-key Hurricane Katrina Anniversary
Details are starting to emerge on how New Orleans are going to mark the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Mayor Ray Nagin plans to mark the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with a low-key bell-ringing at the time of the first levee breach and, later in the day, a candlelight vigil at Jackson Square.
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Mr. Nagin said he doesn’t want to overdo it this year. However, he said the city would invite presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, congressional representatives and celebrities he didn’t identify.
The bell-ringing “is about the sadness of the event,” Mr. Nagin said, “but the afternoon is kind of like, ‘We got through it, celebrate our recovery and let’s point to the future.’ And that’s how I kind of see the day going.”
Ms. Quiett said the Jackson Square vigil is meant to remind people of the promise President Bush made in his September 2005 address: to do what it takes to help hurricane-affected citizens rebuild their communities and lives.
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